THE ELLIS BRIGHAM TENT DISPLAY

When: Saturday 18th May 10am – 5pm
Where: The Downs, Bristol (Near the Water Tower on the corner of Stoke Rd and Upper Belgrave Rd)

This fantastic outdoor Tent Event is back for one day only!

From backpacking to festivals, mountaineering to short weekend breaks, the tent range is unrivalled in the UK – see them all and test them out at the Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports Tent Show this May.

With over 30 tents pitched and ready to be tried and tested, plus great offers on current and ex-display models, this event is not to be missed! The team of camping experts will be on hand to offer help and advice to ensure you select the best tent for you and your family’s needs.

For more details and to ensure we have a specific tent pitched for you please contact our Bristol Store.

If you can’t make it to the tent show then check out our tent pitching videos or view our Tent Buying Guide to help narrow down your selection.

Bristol Bike Project Family Day

The very nice people at BBP are having a family afternoon from 1pm to 5pm on Sunday May 12th.

You can use their equipment for free (or give a donation), swap outgrown bikes, or just say hello and find out about the great work they do for our community.

For more info about BBP visit www.thebristolbikeproject.org

Gaz Parry Interview

We have just added an interview with ex multi-time British Champion Gaz Parry to TCA's Climbing Shop Magazine. We quizzed Gaz on comperitions, women, youth and getting old.

Just head to www.tcaclimbingshop.com and click the main banner.

SYBC & British Youth Bouldering Championships R2

Yesterday in Glasgow we held the Scottish Youth Bouldering Championships which was also round 2 of the British Bouldering Championships. It was an amazing day and as fine a comp as anyone had ever been to. As good as a world cup was one compliment passed on to TCA Director Paul. It has certainly taken youth competition in Britain to a new level.

It was great to see so many British Junior Squad members in attendance, wearing the the GB colours and providing inspiration to all the competitors. The standard was incredibly high and there were some amazing performances.

Due to a timing clashing with GCSE Exams, the TCA squad were unable to head north, but having finished his A levels, Bristol's Max Ayrton was lucky enough to travel.

Unfortunately Max sustained a finger injury during qualifying, and yet not yet having attempted 3 of the 15 problems, had still racked up enough points for the final. However showing a strong level of maturity. he decided wisely to withdraw and not cause further damage. Despite this, Max's consistency gives him a very strong case for inclusion in the British Squad.

There were a lot of tired but happy staff after the event and the biggest shouts have to go to Rob and Alan for putting on such an fantastic event. It takes an incredible amount of time and hard work to organise a comp this big and make it run so smoothly and they have really done TCA proud.

TCA Glasgow In Crag Clean Up

TCA Glasgow was recently instrumental in getting a big clean up underway at the Scottish bouldering mecca of Dumbarton Rock. This video by Chris Houston showcases the clean up and some of the great problems.